Project Gutenberg 2010-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 47 Edwards, William James 1869 Edwards, Ulysses Grant 19005302 Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt Reading ease score: 75.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Bryan Ness, Stephanie Eason, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "Twenty-Five Years in the Black Belt" by William James Edwards is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles Edwards' experiences and challenges while establishing the Snow Hill Institute in Alabama, aimed at providing industrial education for Black youths in the region. It covers his own upbringing, the systemic issues faced by the Black community, and his fervent advocacy for education as a means of empowerment. The opening portion of the narrative introduces readers to Edwards’ childhood, revealing his family's history and struggles as a descendant of formerly enslaved individuals. He describes the hardships faced by his grandparents and parents, including economic deprivation and the loss of family due to slavery. Despite these challenges, Edwards' determination to pursue education is evident as he recounts his early attempts at learning and the significant figures in his life, including his grandmother and later relatives, who influenced his values and aspirations. The narrative sets the stage for Edwards' later endeavors, articulating the deep-rooted issues within the Black Belt that motivated his lifelong dedication to education and social uplift. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/31055/31055-h/images/front.jpg en World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, African American United States -- Race relations Snow Hill Normal and Industrial Institute (Ala.) -- History E151 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 273607 273622 2024-10-13T08:44:54.602404 2023-09-13T12:47:40.856588 text/html text/html 273232 2010-01-23T09:14:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 585817 2010-01-23T09:14:44 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 681534 2024-10-13T08:45:02.822360 application/epub+zip 681151 2024-10-13T08:44:58.252386 application/epub+zip 169478 2024-10-13T08:44:56.840384 application/epub+zip 882545 2024-10-13T08:45:06.289487 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 849425 2024-10-13T08:45:01.867377 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 329292 2022-09-14T09:49:25.650385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246216 245995 2024-10-13T08:44:53.980406 2023-09-13T12:47:40.349599 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 246099 2010-01-23T09:14:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 90342 2010-01-23T09:14:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19863 2024-10-13T08:45:06.424324 application/rdf+xml 17357 2024-10-13T08:44:57.407375 image/jpeg 3848 2024-10-13T08:44:57.126364 image/jpeg 670945 2024-10-13T08:44:54.648496 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog